- Concert “The heart of Europe beats here!” took place on February 26. During the event, the Polish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest was selected
- Blanka will perform in Polish colors in Liverpool with the song “Solo”. The singer scored the most points in the jury’s vote, which was enough to win the competition
- The verdict did not please the audience, who booed their dissatisfaction. Some Internet users even demand the cancellation of jurors’ votes
- Some of the artists did not show off their vocal skills during the concert. The worst of the ten was definitely Ahlena with the song “Booty”
- The presentations were also attended by Maja Hyży, Alicja Szemplińska, Jann and the band Felivers
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Such uninteresting and boring pre-selections for Eurovision have not happened for a long time. And although the organizers took care of the international stars of the competition, their performances were shown only to attract any attention of the viewers. Among the special guests we had the excellent Sara James, who recalled her hit “Somebody”, Stefania with her Eurovision proposal “Last Dance”, Roksana Węgiel with the unforgettable “Anyone I Want To Be”, Kristan Ochman with “River”, Efendi with the dance “Mata Hari” and the legendary winners of last year’s Eurovision – Kalush Orchesta. It was a strange idea to intersperse the competition songs with guest performances. This format created a bit of confusion about who to vote for.
The competition game was opened with a bang by Natasza, who got rid of her name for the purposes of the competition. Unfortunately, “Lift U Up” was nothing like the studio version. It took several seconds for the singer to run out of breath and she sang in a tired voice until the end. As befits Urbańska, the choreography was at the highest level!
Another daredevil was Kuba Szmajkowski — an artist who, like Natasza, once again tried his hand at Polish preselections. After a few seconds of “You Do Me” it was known that the singer would not be able to cope with the Eurovision stage. The last years of the competition show that Europeans appreciate originality, which was definitely lacking here. The restorative song was decorated with quite demanding choreography. But a small plus – not everyone can sing well and move well at the same time.
Kalush Orchestra at this year’s preselections
Then the stage was taken over by Ahlena, who can boast of a piece that angered even the former president of TVP. — Telewizja Polska qualified Ahlena’s song “O du*ie” for Eurovision during the pre-selection. I revealed this scandal today during the meeting of the TVP Program Council. Complete collapse – Janusz Daszczyński was indignant in social media a few days ago. There is no doubt that Ahlena was the worst performer of all the candidates that night. The falsehood was unbearable and it is difficult to defend what she presented on stage. Her chances of a Liverpool ticket were gone after a few seconds.
It was quite pleasant when Dominik Dudek presented his skills. “Be Good” is a song that often ends somewhere in the middle at Eurovision, but the joyful, morale-boosting song sounded really good. Just like the song “New Home” by Alicja Szemplińska. The singer, known to the Eurovision audience, once again showed that the power of her vocals is amazing. Without unnecessary embellishments, visualizations and an extraordinary show – she hypnotized.
A perfect springboard turned out to be the performance of Felivers, a band that is rather not on its way to Eurovision, but you can always promote yourself on public television. The boys relaxed the serious atmosphere of the pre-selection a bit. Maja Hyży showed something on stage that we have seen hundreds of times. Although “Never Hide” was released only two weeks ago, the singer made sure that we remembered the trends that were in force at Eurovision more or less a decade ago.
Edyta Górniak during the concert “The heart of Europe beats here!”
Right after her, on the stage “Here beats the heart of Europe!” Jan appeared. This year’s favorite of Eurovision fans not only from Poland. The favorite showed himself from the best side, and his “Gladiator” sounded even stronger than in the studio version. Well-designed choreography could catch the attention of the European audience in May. Blanka entered the preselection with the biggest hit. “Solo” has been doing well in Polish radio stations for several weeks and it’s hardly surprising – it’s quite a pleasant holiday song that may disappear into the abyss of oblivion in the finals of the competition. The last daredevil who decided to delight the audience was YAN (not to be confused with Jann). His “Champion” was probably the most boring proposition from the whole list of slightly average songs with minor exceptions.
YAN during the concert “Here beats the heart of Europe!”
The real excitement, however, began only when all the votes were counted. Edyta Górniak read the verdict on behalf of the jurors. Ahlen. Maja Hyży, Kuba Szmajkowski… The audience was surprised when the singer announced that Alicja Szemplińska took only sixth place. Then Natasha and another surprise. The favorite of the evening and the favorite of many international Eurovision fans came in fourth position. The podium was opened by the Felivers team, the second place was taken by Dominik Dudek, and Blanka turned out to be the favorite of the jurors. A storm of comments from dissatisfied fans of the competition immediately broke out on the network, and shouts discrediting the vote were heard in the audience. Internet users demand the cancellation of the jurors’ vote.
After a short break, the results of the viewers’ vote were announced. Unfortunately, the voters did not show how many points were awarded to each artist, but the final results were presented. The table looked almost the same as before the spectators’ points, with the difference that the last two places on the podium were taken by Jann and Blanka respectively.
Jann and Blanka during the concert “The heart of Europe beats here!”
This “Solo” turned out to be the best song of the evening. The fans of the competition who were present seemed inconsolable – instead of shouts of joy, the crowd could be heard booing from the audience. Will the disco track be enough to convince the Europeans in the final? Blanka first has to get out of the semi-finals, and this year’s competition seems really strong. Whether someone likes it or not – the singer will appear on the stage in May in white and red colors. We have no choice but to keep our fingers crossed.
